Cube and Cube 2 (Sauerbraten): 2 fun FPS games for Linux

Continuing with our interesting and fun posts from our current series of Gamers articles about some of the many Existing FPS games for Linux, today we will explore the old, but still playable video games called «Cube and Cube 2 (Sauerbraten)».

And yes, as can be deduced from their names, they are part of the same theme, that is, part 1 and 2 of the same story. So, below, we will go into the details of these 2 entertaining and exciting old school shooting video games in first person with war style available for GNU/Linux.

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Cube and Cube 2 (Sauerbraten): 2 Old School FPS Games for Linux

About Cube

According to his Official website, this old FPS video game for Linux called Cube (or Cube in Spanish), which is still available to be downloaded and played, despite its discontinued status, is described therein as follows:

Cube is a single-player or multiplayer first-person shooter game developed under the open source format, which was created with a completely new and unconventional engine for its time called Cube Engine.

Others 5 interesting facts about it are:

It was originally and officially launched in 2001.
Su last update was on August 29, 2005.
It had as a sequel a second part called Cube 2: Sauerbraten, which uses version 2 of the Cube engine.
Its Cube engine has been reused for other well-known FPS games, such as AssaultCube and Red Eclipse.
It's a Doom/Quake-like game that delivers with brutal, uncompromising old-school gameplay.

Download: Click here for download.

About Cube 2 (Sauerbraten)

Cube 2 Sauerbraten It is and remains an FPS game for Linux developed as open and free, so it remains relatively updated and available to be downloaded, played, and shared in the Community. And according to your Official website still online, it is described as:

"Cube 2 Sauerbraten is a first-person shooter game in multiplayer mode and for a single player, it is also the original successor to the FPS game called Cube. Like the original Cube, the point of this game is old school deathmatch fun. It also allows for map / geometry editing for cooperative use in the game. The engine that supports the game is completely original in code and design, and its code is open source (under ZLIB license)."

Others 5 interesting facts about it are:

It offers satisfying, exciting and fast-paced Old School gameplay.
Its development is stopped in the stable version called "2020 Edition" dated 21/12/2020.
It has several game modes: Single Player (SP), Multiplayer (MP) and an objective-based team mode.
Allows easy editing of levels and their elements. Which is easily achieved by pressing a key to modify the geometry, textures and any other elements of the game.
It only has support for the English language, however, its settings and options menu is very simple and easy to configure. In addition, it allows you to make maps together with others online, in the exclusive mode called "coop edit."

Download: Click here for download.

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Snap: Snap Store.
Online stores: Steam e Itchio.

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Summary

In summary, both FPS Games for Linux, «Cube and Cube 2 (Sauerbraten) They are still playable and fun, and ideal to run on computers with low hardware resources, thanks to their low consumption and technical specifications. And if you know any another similar FPS game available for Linux, that is worth exploring and playing, let us know via comment to include it in our list and everyone's knowledge.

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